Tigers tumble on back nine

The Pacific golf team spiraled into a second-place finish at the Del Walker Intercollegiate on Tuesday in Long Beach.

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The Pacific golf team spiraled into a second-place finish at the Del Walker Intercollegiate on Tuesday in Long Beach.

The Tigers held an eight-shot lead entering the final round and led for much of the day, but poor play on the back nine at Virginia Country Club cost them the tournament.

Senior Alex Edfort had a triple bogey and double bogey down the stretch to fall from the individual lead to fourth place, while freshman Austin Weatherholt shot an 81. That left Pacific at 841 for three rounds, three shots behind winner Long Beach State (838).

"We're disappointed because we should have won that golf tournament," Pacific coach Brandon Goethals said. "We just didn't have it and couldn't execute down the stretch. But with a second-, fourth- and fifth-place finish, we're still headed in the right direction."

Sophomore Eric Sugimoto played well, shooting a 68 on Tuesday to finish at 3-under 207 and a tie for second place behind medalist Tyler Torano of Loyola Marymount. Fellow sophomore Byron Meth ended up at even-par 210 to finish tied for fifth. Freshman SeungJae Maeng was consistent over his three rounds, shooting 72-72-71 to finish at 5-over 215. Weatherholt finished at 24-over 234.